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A written response to passage "Young Writers: The people and Purposes That Influence Their Literacy"


A.Young children learn by talking with each other and then they grow when they do not always rely on the teacher and when their natural desire to communicate is recognized and valued.
B. The author points out that it's very important for young children to learn from their own desires,therefore, we teachers should gradually learn what to do to activate and keep children's passion for learning alive.Teacher can use interactions with parents as opportunities to learn from them because positive parent-child interactions influence writing. During the process,young writers are possibly evaluate their work negatively if they receiving no response because children develop as writers among people who understand and pay attention to what they say.It is the teacher's responsibility not only to evaluate the students work in a way that gives them the energy writers need to continue but to teach the students to evaluate each other in a similar way. Also sometimes children need help when asked what they want to do next, teachers can encourage children to ask others for ideas. So it can be especially helpful to grow as writers by talking to each other.Talk is an important part of a writing and reading classroom, we do not expect children to write what they can say but their talk moves them forward.
C.The passage suggests that we teacher should be aware of the differences among these young writers.So my first question is how should we teach children with no interest in writing letters or even drawing?
The author argues that young children learn best in an atmosphere in which they feel at home.My second question is when we are trying to create and provide a joyful classroom,how can we prove that young children really learn something when they are playing and having fun with others?
D.1)I will be able to use interactions with parents to help them create parent-child interaction with children.
2)I'd like to help children keep track of their progress in a systematic way and talks about children's progress with their parents.
3)Read to the children more than once a day from children's literature and their writing.


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